Brian Elliott

The NHL will have a new champion and the Stanley Cup playoffs will welcome back some long-absent teams. The Kings became the first champion to miss the playoffs the following season since Carolina in 2007. They were joined on the sidelines by the Boston Bruins — last season’s top seed in the East — and the San Jose Sharks. That opened the door for the Ottawa Senators in the East and the Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets to make it in the West. Calgary advanced for the first time since 2009; playoff hockey returned to Winnipeg for the first time since 1996 and the first version of the Jets. The division winner with the best record in each conference plays the wild-card...

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